I thought PPP as a kernel include was ok, as the compressor stuff
could be built separately as modules. I am using a "*" PPP kernel
option and am able to get the compression and other options up just
fine, one end on a quad xeon, the other on a PII/300 notebook...
Bob
Robert Hyatt Computer and Information Sciences
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On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Paolo Basaglia wrote:
> At 12.42 22/09/99 +0100, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> > I just installed SuSE 6.2 on a dual celeron box (366 overclocked to
> >550 each) however when I recompiled the kernel (2.2.10) for smp support,
> >my modem started giving problems. Below is the error message I get when
> >I try to dial my local ISP.
> >
> >>pppd 2.3.8 started by root, uid 0
> >>ioctl (PPPIOCGUNIT): Operation not permitted(1)
> >>tcsetattr: Operation not permitted
> >>exit
> >
> > It worked fine when the kernel wasn't supporting smp. The modem is a
> >US Robotics Sportster 33.6 external. Has anyone on this list ever come
> >across this before ?
>
> You have to add the PPP option as <M> (module) with make menuconfig in the
> .config file before compiling the kernel (not as <*> since it does not
> support all he functions).
>
> You have also to recompile the modules and not only the kernel as indicated
> in:
>
> http://www.suse.de/sdb/en/html/maddin_smp.html
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ciao.
>
> Bye ... Paolo
>
> My home page is: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/1453/
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